Forum Archive Index - August 2001

["Phil Boeyen" <pboeyen@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, here's the summary of the ShareChat News from yesterday.

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Earnings fall for Fletcher Building

Fletcher Building is claiming a strong start to its new corporate life but
at the same time has warned that subdued markets and electricity costs are
clouding the outlook

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-FBUfy2001.shtml

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ASB profit soars

ASB Bank has recorded a big jump in after-tax profit for the year to June,
rising 22% to $183 million

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-NZBIZasbfy01.shtml

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SOE eyes more lucrative sales

Dental software provider Software of Excellence says it has contracts worth
more than $3 million in the pipeline

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-SOEagm2001.shtml

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Mainfreight still hurting from across the ditch

Transport company Mainfreight has lost $211,000 in the first three months of
the year, dragged down once again by losses in Australia

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-MFTq12002.shtml

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Kirks gets new boss

Aucklander Richard Holden is to head Wellington's premier department store
Kirkcaldie and Stains

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-KRKnewmd.shtml

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Petrol usage drops

New Zealanders are using less petrol according to latest figures

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-NZECOfueluse0301.shtml

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Colonial Trust marks lower first quarter

Property investor Colonial First State Property Trust has announced a drop
in net surplus for the June quarter

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/articles/20010822-CPTq102.shtml


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The ShareChat Team














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